A third of Australian and New Zealand tertiary students seriously consider leaving their institutions before graduation, according to this study of student engagement. A representative sample of more than 25,000 students from 29 Australian and New Zealand universities participated in the latest cycle of the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE), conducted in 2008 –...

Most Australian graduates are enjoying employment success and earning high salaries according to this report. The 2008 Graduate Pathways Survey was designed to gain information on employment outcomes five years after completing a bachelor degree, how these changed from graduates’ initial outcomes, the pathways taken and the factors that influence outcomes. Some 9238 graduates from...

Leaders are learning like students, according to this report, funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. The project surveyed more than 500 Australian higher education leaders from 20 institutions about the contexts and challenges they face and the key capabilities that underpin their work. A key recommendation of the report is that universities should...

Leaders are learning like students, according to this report, funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. The project surveyed more than 500 Australian higher education leaders from 20 institutions about the contexts and challenges they face and the key capabilities that underpin their work. A key recommendation of the report is that universities should...

Leaders need to be treated like students, according to a recent study of higher education leaders from around the country.